<![CDATA[If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items.]]>If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items.

Two weeks minimum, for everyone in your household, would be a sensible starting point. If you have the means to do so then more supplies might be better than less.

If you have items already in stock then check their expiry dates as soon as you are able and replace what's most important first.

Check any prescription medications to ensure you have enough on hand.

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Yep. All agreed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116318154384806195https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116318154384806195Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:36:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:33:01 GMT]]>@simonzerafa @mike Hot water cylinders have increasingly been supplanted by combi-boilers that heat the water on demand. Toilet cisterns with low-flush versions. Again, this won't fly for a wide range of dwellings.

It's the same sort of civil defense bullshit that brought us "Protect and Survive" in the 1970s. (Build a fallout shelter out of your mattresses! Here's a toe tag to identify the dead so the disposal teams going house to house know who they're burying! (There will be no teams.))

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116318141241208389https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116318141241208389Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:33:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:30:08 GMT]]>@mike @cstross

Hot water cylinders and Toilet Cisterns are one option.

My assumption is that water won't be supply constrained in the near future.

It's probably closer to 3.5l per adult, depending on weight 😕

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116318129901815074https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/116318129901815074Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:30:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:19:03 GMT]]>@cstross @simonzerafa

The “official” government advice is even worse. There’s a suggestion of “at least” two litres of water per person per day. In what British house is there anything like that sort of space going unused?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mikecoats.social/users/mike/statuses/116318086340889757https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mikecoats.social/users/mike/statuses/116318086340889757Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:19:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:17:03 GMT]]>@simonzerafa Finally, I can justify buying way too much rice/pasta/tinned beans!

I never check the pantry before shopping, and as you can imagine, it piles up.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.functional.computer/users/samir/statuses/116318078478028913https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.functional.computer/users/samir/statuses/116318078478028913Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:17:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:15:22 GMT]]>@simonzerafa @mike This advice is totally impractical for those of us who live in flats without enough storage space, and for those of us on lots of prescription meds (who are kept on a tight leash by the NHS to prevent hoarding).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116318071870065117https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/cstross/statuses/116318071870065117Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:15:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you are in the UK (and possibly many other countries) you might want to start stocking up on non-perishable food and other long shelf life stable items. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:12:31 GMT]]>@simonzerafa I've been thinking about drafting a blog post on exactly this topic. Something along the lines of "Being prepared without being a prepper."

It's all too easy to start with a google search for sensible ideas on how to ride out supply chain rough patches and suddenly end up on pages with cold-war era gas masks for logos.

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